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''Nocturnal After John Dowland'', op.70 is a classical guitar piece composed in 1963 by English composer Benjamin Britten for guitarist Julian Bream.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Nocturnal after John Dowland : for Guitar, op. 70 )〕 It is considered one of the most influential works written in the twentieth century for the classical guitar.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2 August 2013 )〕 Julian Bream premiered the piece on 12 June 1964.〔Graham Wade A Concise History of the Classic Guitar 2010 p155 "On 12 June, 1964, in the quiet seaside town of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, Julian Bream premiered Benjamin Britten's Nocturnal after John Dowland, Op.70. The impact of this piece on the accepted guitar repertory was to be revolutionary, .."〕 ==Form== The piece is in eight movements as follows: :1. Musingly :2. Very Agitated :3. Restless :4. Uneasy :5. March-like :6. Dreaming :7. Gently Rocking :8. Passacaglia :9. Slow and Quiet The piece is based on ''Come, Heavy Sleep'' from John Dowland's "First Book of Songs"(1597). Each movement is a variation progressively closer to the Dowland song which concludes the final movement.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Come, heavy Sleep: motive a metaphor in Britten's Nocturnal, opus 70 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nocturnal after John Dowland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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